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Jan 1, 1170
Marie De France
Wrote versified accounts of enchantments and anxieties that surrounded the court of King Arthur, Guinevere, and their knights. -
Jan 1, 1373
Margery Kemp
1373-1438
She lived a boutniful life, was married for over 25 years, had 14 children, and at age 4o decided to dedicate her life to Christ. -
Jan 1, 1533
Queen Elizabeth
1533-1603
By 1558, Elizabeth Tudor ascended the throne at age 25. She wrote about her life and the struggles she faced. -
Anne Bradstreet
1612-1672
She never attempted to publish her writing in her lifetime, but (luckily) her brother-in-law arranged without her knowledge to have some of her work published. -
Katherine Philips
1632-1664
Known in her days as "the Matchless Orinda", she was daughter of a London merchant.She wrote a wide range of subjects, but focused on love, courtship, marriage, maternity, and mourning. -
Judith Sargnet Murray
1751-1820
She argues that education, not nature, created the inequality between men and women. -
Phillis Wheatley
1753-1784
She was purchased directly off a slave ship by John Wheatley. Against the odds, she learned to write. -
Sojourner Truth
1797-1883
There is limited information on her life, but she wrote about women empowerment. -
Charlette Mew
1869-1928
She wrote "The Quiet House". -
Laura Riding
1901-1991
She was born Laura Reichenthal in New York City. she wrote "Eve's Side of It". -
Alice Walker
b. 1944
Was born in Georgia and wrote "In Search of Our Mother's Gardens". -
Sandra Cisneros
b. 1954
Great Latina Writer. Known for "House on Mango Street" and "Women Hollering Creek".